Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-09-28

u forgery. perjury, aid baliot-bcx stuffsna. an
they ought to he held up TO the public scora
n dns f snay 6sa thing !, haze heard q NJ. Powell
no was pres mt ~ an attorney, and when tn,
tfGFgery of the retafns at Columbus was mad,
manifested. that he still insisted that a certifi
eato ~ election should i5sno based upon tina
f0ggary. He may shield himself under his 20
sttion ~ an attorney, but certainly it was hi
gut. - 9 eitfzsn end a. q man to advise thu
Justice thrt no certificate OF election should b,
based upon 4 pnIpabie forgery.
But fellOw-eitiae ems, do not wish to ente'
fuither into Ohio politics, for 4 know that oul
ahis . tase care 81 his competitor. and is mici
inure faniiiar than i with the .,falai eTnent o
our State affairs. He has shown this in his
clear and clean cut spsech At caldwell. sup
msnt Of the sincerity and honesty Of on
Democratic friends. / will say. and this
record will make # good, that il
custody of public funds and in ~lesisia-
ton for the guoi Of TIE p ople, and, generally
IN what liz called good government and honest
administration they have not been so fort innate
in the selection Of their agents and office $ as
the Republican party ami ! think this Ia lar ely
due 70 the moro severe and IMPARTIAL scrutiny
q the Republican, larty and It's prompt expos.
ure and p~anishnlsnt OF Republican officials
when guilty OF wrong.
What 1 wish nov to show, il i can, is tie di
viding line IN national affairs between the two
great parties, with q view to test " hich Of them
Is more deservins u the support OF in inteili
gent, patriotic. and independent citizen. 1t Il
not In the name merely OF Republican or Demo
crst for these words are nearly synonymone
and Indicate no snbstantiI Il difference. We car
All say, We are all Republicans We are al
Democrats The diyi ing line Is q diIerence
q opinion as TO the nature and power Of oaI
National { oserfnlen6
The Republican party looks upon this Consti.
tuition as Il grant OF power, a charter OF rights,
and the buisark OF liberty. Ii was made by
the people OF tho I'm ted States, and not by
n Htpi. IA the ttaS.a Df a GRANT rA4Sarff19 rpiattb.
lie. arniod with ample pow IN 10 tie construed
literally with o view. aud, 80 rs to carry out the
purposes OF its founders. certain great lowers
are coiiferrfd by express terms, ami CONGRESS
is Invested with power to make all laws neces-
sAry and proper Tor carrying into execution the
delegated powers. Chr theories are fennded
upon the express wnr Ii Of the Constitution,
npon the ideas Of Washington and thoso who
formed and advocated the adoption OF the Con
stitut on, and upon the decisions OF the SUI
prenne Conrt by John Marshall una his com.
peers. These IDEAS haze been inherited by the
Republican party. and have been acted upon
since 49, lay tho administrations of Lincoln,
Grant, HAYES. Garfield. AID Arthur. We stand
by them no V aud will in the future
The founders of the Democrati. party, on
the other hand, then calling themselves Repub-
leans, We're in the maia opposed to the adop-
lion Of the Constitution as creating tep strong
y Government, aud sought, by construction. to
cripple and limit tts powers Mr.. jefferson,
It's chief apostle. WAS the author of the Viz
gjnia and kentneky resolutions, which for the
hrst tiriie MIN ouBced i'll q qualified form, tbs
right Sf u State to pass upon the validity OF acts
OF Congress aud to iullify aud to resist them
These doctrines were held in suspense until
Af. Calhoun gave form and effect to them by
the attempted notification OF the revenue laws
OF the United States in 1s2. Commencing his
life as an earnest Republican In favor
OF the war Of 1872, in fayor OF the protective
policy, OF internal Improvements and many of
the measures now supported by the Republican
party, lie changed his course in 1881 and be-.
came the real leader and founder of the present
IlAnt1GVatfp Ftarfv 81 H. tt2asfUht n, .anpN~ 4L~
National Government into n mere confsdcracy
OF states, and held that it was wit in tho row.
sr OF each State ut any time to withdraw from
tie Union and break what he called the Con-
10 teracy. The Democratic party un lcr his lead
became the guardian aud defender Il the insti-
tuition OF negro slavery, which became the cor,
OF the Democratic rartv, and fin ally
involved the greater portion Of the Democratic
party in the rebellion.
Here l suppose ! must not follow it, lest I
raise tho bloody shirt. but it is sufficient to say
ut this moment tie Democratic party holds
20 tho creed, the IDEAS and the doctrines of the
party Of Calhoun, except only that
II has abandoned the doctrine OF secession. IL
holds to the same narrow construction Of the
Constitution, the same limited view OF the
of the National Government. and tie
Same purpose to ahridge the exercise of
acanowiedg q powers, shown by the admins
ration pf james buchanan, and which, when
tbs rebels or Confederate set up Il government,
were made part aud parcel OF the constitution
the Confederate states. This creed il now
lOto" IN sathdt ttNItNAr tS lEfSltitHt NtiCVS-l
and. and its uthor is apotheosized by the
President and Mr.. Lamar.
When i mafe " somewhat similar statement
1t Spriugigid, Ill especially III regard to the
policy OF Ir9bectiol. any assertion was doubted
,r denied by nlanv Democratic papers, and +.
have compared the Constitution OF
'he United states with tho Confederate Consti.
'ntion. ana viii read one provision from each
IA respect to the power OF taxation the Con
'titntlen Of the United states provides:
The Congress shall have power to Law and
nltaaf Pa <aA 80 .s..~ ~ -
pay the debts and provide for tho common de-
eflso and general welfare of the United States 1"
ihis IL the clear grant OF general power un-
len which all the revenues " the Government
lave been collected since its foundation. Tn
Ter 10 we claim as the platform and creed eff the
tepuhlieal party. that In laying duties we may |
SO MS to protect and foster our in
The Confederate constitution provides:
he Congress shall have power to lay and
taxes, duties. imposts, and excuses for
nee ssary to pay the debts, provide
or the common defense, and carry on the GOV
OF tho Gonfederates states bnt no
shall be granted from the treasury,
Tor shall ANY duties or taxes on importatjnns |
rom foreign nations be laid 20 promote or fos- |
or any branch of industry
This Is IN harmony with tho Democratic idea
4 Q tariff for revenue only as demanded by
be platform recently adopted by the Demo-
ratio Convention at Cleveland, Ohio, and nc.
to the ideas Of Sneaker Carlisle and
ar Mills, presumably the next Chairman of
Nv touihittteS Oh Ndyb hHu MculB, upJrOytd |
nd sanctioned BY n Democratic President and
Of the Treasury.
ii the Confederate Constitution was now in |
orue tho Democratic position would be quita
light. but, as the Confederate Constitution
rent up with the lost cause, we think. under |
he old Constitution of our fathers, we are right |
o following their example while levying duties
o build up and diversity our domestic indus
rics. This difference OF construction affects
lInost every question of public policy. great or
mail, in dispute between the two parties.
lnder our construction we thought it right,
nder the power to dispose OF the public lands, |
0 grant hoInesteads to settlers on lands. We |
hou hit 1t right, under the posyer to borrow
money, to do it by issuing United States notes
'tthout interest, invested with certain privi- |
sses. We Thought we had the power to author
80 certain defined pers ms to issue national
ank notes il thay could give United States bonds |
$ security for their payment. We thought that, |
nder tbs power to regulate commerce, we could |
ender such facilities to commerce us harbors,
2Ethonses. and tfieke navigabie our streams
nid ia steam communication with foreign
orts. And so with II multitude OF measures. |
Thich all admit have wonderfully developed our
esoarces. and have made our country SO rich
nd prosperous. Now, the Democratic par
bis policy and MI the measures / have men, |
When they had tho power to frame a |
to suit themselves they changed
he old Constitution and embodied most OF their
teas into the new. The mistake they now
aAko IL that the cid Constitution not only still
lands as framed by our fathers, but has been
bY amendments, securing liberty |
nd equal rights to all, and has conferred still
reater powers upon Congress to carry into eff
set The promises of the old Constitution. Tho
constitution has no force or effect
kept as the best platform Of Democratic prin-
ip'es.
SOW. fellow-citizens the great ndu ns aues-
ION OF national politics. which will be discussed
ing af.er wc have passel away, ia whether the
ederal Constitution shall be fairly construed
nd the great powers conferred by it shall be
alrly and fully exercised whenever the common
efense and general welfare OF the people OF the
lnited State demand their exercise, or whether
instrument shall be construed strictly, like |
n Indictment. and its powers limited aud Grip
led by subtle reasoning. When a man believes
2 the tirst proposition. he ia q Republican IL in
latter. he 10 q Democrat.
And now, more than ever, / claim we should
nr Government was founded there were four
aiiliuns Of people AMI thirteen States, some
argc, some small, with many causes OF divis.
,n between them, and with scarcely any
ieans OF communication. 1t was then natural
hat tho stntes should be Jealous OF each other,
nd of tho General Government. and suspicious
1 encroachment by and power invested in that
Some of these States, like Viz
inia and New York. hesitated about
cceptins the Constitution, because OF
be large powers conferred. Parties
fere formed on this basis, The |
'entucky an | Virginia resolutions were made a
arty platform. The Bourbons Of to-day are
till fighting over II, and they are all IN the
democratic party. Still the powers conf rred